Please note

VESALIUS Robot is not currently cleared by the CE/FDA and so is limited to Investigational Use.

Development Roadmap

Learning from the
footsteps and successes of the commercial RAMIS systems, the VESALIUS Robot Platform (VRP) could become the foundation of RAMIS developments and
applications. From the simplest camera holder robots to a daVinci-like system till
the fictitious autonomous surgical robot, ARCM technology provides a platform
to host additional devices, algorithms and instruments to customize it to
specific functionality. For example, a camera holder is composed by an VRP, a laparoscope camera and a man-machine interface. A smart camera holder
adds on top image processing algorithms to process the surgical images.
Beyond MIS, VRP can as well play a role in SPA surgery. Combined with
additional R&D achievements in actuated instruments, Robot Assisted-SPA can
assist surgeons to carry out dexterous actions with small maneuvering space.
Depends on the demands from the surgeon and the technology available, it can
extend to any applications that require the motion operated through one
hole.

Comments

The research and development of the Vesalius Robot was funded by the Reseach Fund of the K.U.Leuven